It was a special year for area volleyball teams, both team-wise and individually. Mabel-Canton and Caledonia each made state. The Cougars were the SEC-East champions. Chatfield won the TRC. Fillmore…

All-Conference in cross country is determined by the TRC Meet, which occurred on October 17.  All the All-TRC kids were noted in the October 30 Fillmore County Journal Sports, but…

It was a great season. But 1AA top-seed Chatfield had its state hopes annulled by the same team they fell to last year in the same spot. Kristi Rindels’ #2…

Spring Grove (4-seed, 22-6) volleyball led game five of a 1A quarterfinal versus Alden-Conger (5-seed, 23-5) by a 9-5 tally, but fell 16-14 to lose the match 3-2 (15-25, 25-16,…

(Semifinal) 3-seed Chatfield (7-2) 22, 2-seed Dover-Eyota (5-3) 24 (C: C. Rowland 25-104, 2 TDs rushing, 9-13, 101 yards, INT passing; Kail Schott 10-94, TD rushing; Devin Reinhardt 3-58 receiving.…

Section 1A Volleyball Playoffs (10/23 & 10/26) (Play-In) 17-seed Houston (5-21) 3, 16-seed Kingsland (8-17) 2 > 13-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-8 (H: Emily Botcher 14 kills, 7 digs, 11 assists, 4…

It was a dramatic end to a race, from an individual perspective.  It was also a scary end.  Down the home stretch of the girls 1A cross country meet, it…

Early playoff volleyball action saw all the highest seeded area teams moved on to their section quarters.  Houston (17-seed) came back from down 2-0 to beat Kingsland (16-seed) in a…

Football Playoffs – Section 1AA (10/24) (Quarterfinal) 6-seed Winona-Cotter (1-7) 12, 3-seed Chatfield (6-2) 59 (C: K. Schott 11-133, 2 TDs rushing, 29-yard reception; Parker Delaney 4-7, 128 yards, 2…